Ad criticized by teachers meant to ease anxiety, B.C.’s Public Health Officer says

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry listens during a news conference regarding COVID-19, in Vancouver, on March 14, 2020. The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look like.

Teri Mooring, head of the teachers union, said most classes will have about 30 students, so physical distancing won’t be possible. Henry said students will remain in their learning groups in order to reduce the chance of transmitting COVID-19. Jason Ellis, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s department of education, said the ad accomplishes the aim of highlighting students’ anxieties.

Totally disgusting and self serving on the part of the teachers' union - deliberately mis-interpreting the intent of the video to support their negotiating position i.e. more teachers, smaller classes, etc.

So tired of teachers unions across canada and the whining and crying like toddlers. If a worker at a grocery store can do their job so can a teacher suck it up princess.

Do not treat people as idiots! We need truth rather than lies.

I think it’s criticized by parents and physicians and citizens alike. We made separate sets of rules for kids and we know it’s problematic.

Meanwhile, studies out of Sweden/Finland, show no meaningful statistical difference for students OR teachers based on different approaches...

This is how teacher unions respond to well-intentioned public service messages under an NDP government. If the sun rises in the east, teacher unions are shocked and offended. But it can always be fixed by giving them more money to do less work... for the kids!

lies rarely ease anxiety. and what my eyes saw was just that.

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